“Watch people play records? That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it,” he seethed. “That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee went on to single out Las Vegas’ annual Electric Daisy Carnival, which this year saw two attendees lose their lives from drug-related causes.

“You take that many kids to Vegas in the summer, what could go wrong?” Petty quipped. “I knew it as soon as I saw the ad. I went, ‘Ooh, dead people.’ Do you need the money so bad that you’ll put some kid’s life at risk?”